In Reply to: Insurrection Act isn't martial law or a magic wand posted by Dr.J on January 15, 2026 at 11:11:54
He'll ask "why aren't you shooting people?" They'll say "that happens under martial law, sir" with tears in their eyes, and he'll say "ok, let's declare it then".
I don't have a lot of faith in the military as a locus of resistance against Trump's orders, but maybe that's just my negativity.
From wikipedia:
Throughout history, martial law has been imposed at least 68[3] times in limited, usually local areas of the United States. Martial law was declared for these reasons: Twice for war or invasion, seven times for domestic war or insurrection, eleven times for riot or civil unrest, 29 times for labor dispute, four times for natural disaster and fifteen times for other reasons.[3] Habeas corpus was suspended federally only once; in 1863, during the Civil War.[3]
(so weird: 11 times for riot or civil unrest, 29 times for labor dispute!!)
This'll be number 12 and we'll just move on to the next crisis.